Door-window finish-strip assembly



' 1,630,534 M y 31, 1927' w. MARSHALL DOOR WINDOW FINISH STRIP ASSEMBLY Filed July 19, 1926 sheet metal panel 3.

Patented May 31, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,630,534 PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM MARSHALL, on nnrnorr, MICHIGAN, AssIenon 'ro BRIGGS MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION or MICHIGAN";

DOOR-WINDOW FINISH-STRIP ASSEMBLY.

Application filed July 19,

This invention relates generallyto finish strip assemblies primarily designed for use upon the doors of vehicle bodies andconsists of certain novel features of construction, combinations, and arrangements of parts as will be more t'ully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the acconq'ianying drawing:

Figure 1 is an inside elevation of a finish strip embodying my invention applied to a vehicle door.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view through the construction shown in Figure l.

Figure 3 is an inside elevation of the vehicle door with the retainer strips applied thereto and showing the finish strip re moved. i

Fig. 4 is a detail elevation of the finish strip. 1

Referring now to the drawing, 1 is a door of a vehicle body of the closed type having the spaced upright pillars 2 and the outer As shown, the pillars 2 are channel-shape and are provided with outwardly extending lateral flanges i, while the panel 3 is secured at its edges to these flanges 4 and is provided between the pillars with a suitable window opening 5. To provide a neat appearance the panel 3 is provided at the side edges of the opening 5 with the lateral flanges 6 which extend inwardly and terminate at their inner edges with the L-shaped rabbets 7 that are secured to the side walls 8 of the pillars.

Heretofore suitable panels or strips of fabric trimming material have been secured to the inner walls 9 of the pillars to provide a neat appearance. With such constructions the fabric panels were substantially equal in width to the width of the inner walls 9 of the pillars and separate molding strips were secured to the side walls 8 of the pillars to receive the window glass channels. With the present construction such separate molding strips and the fabric trim panels have been dispensed with entirely and I have provided a single finish strip 10 that constitutes the interior finish for the pillars and upper cross bar 11 of the door 2 and cooperates with the inturned lateral flanges 6 of the outer panels to form channels for the glass runways. As shown, the finish strip 10 is inverted U-shape in form 1926. Serial No. 123,537.

and is provided along the longitudinal edges thereof with opposed open return-bent portions or flanges 13. Preferably the upright leg portions 14- ot the U are integral with the transversely extending portion or base 15 and are butt welded along their meeting edges 16 to provide a neat and'rigid con.- struction.

To facilitate the assembly of the'strip 10 to the door I have provided suitable anchorage or retainer strips 17 which are preferably rigidly secured to the inner walls 9 of the pillars by suitable headed elements such as the screws 18. As shown in Figure 2 the retainer strips 17 have the central longitudinally extending depressed portions and are arranged on the pillars 2 so that the bases 20 of the depressions seat against the inner walls 9 of the pillars, thereby spacing the marginal. portions 21 of the strips away from the pillars and providing channels 22 of SllfllClGIlll' depth to receive the heads 23 of the screws. Any suitable means such as the nutsl24l may be retained in suitable stampings 25 on the inside of the channel pillars for receiving the screws 18. Thus with this construction the finish strip 10 may be easily and quickly applied to the door by merely slipping the leg portions 14 thereof downwardly along the retainer strips .17 so that the return-bent flanges 13 will embrace the marginal portions 2 1. To facilitate this assembly the upper ends of the retainer strips 17 are preferably bevelled as shown at 26 so that the leg portions 14 of the strip may be readily guided into proper engagement with the strip 17. When the transversely extending portion 15 of the finish strip is alongside of the upper cross bar 11 of the door, a suitable headed element such as the screw 30 is preferably used to secure the finish strip 10 in position. In fact only one set srew is necessary to hold the parts together. If desired, the transversely extending portion 15 of the finish strip may be provided with a recess 31 for receiving a suitable resilient bufler block for the door.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the finish strip conceals the inner face of the door at the sides and top of the window opening 5 and also cooperates with the flanges 6 of the outer panel to form channels for the glass runways 9. Inasmuch as the separate molding strips Ill;

lieretofoi'e hised have lieeii 'disiienshd with and: ctioperatlii with thg flanges aforesaid and only one screw 30 is required to retain to form channe s for receiving Window glass strip 10 inp osition, it WlllfllSO heapparrunsi that-Ca co siasiapie sayiag inti1ne,labor 2. door*"asselnhly ctirii incfia door a and material has heii 'efi'ected. It will also""""franie'"having cross bar, and depending be noted that the retainenstrips -l? arerela upright menibers at the ends of said cross tively long and may be held in place by bar, a one pice inverted substantially U- relatively few screws 18, hencethese 'strips--fshap ed; finisl strip for said frame having ,inay he quickly secured in place and will the base of the U extending longitudinally arsena whenmammalg-"a nnmher of such of said cross bar and liaviing the lelgqliortions iflstripsftonficlior thefin'islrstri IOupdn the of the U extending longitudinallyof the f door'f SiiclYstrips 17also effectively guide said upright 'Inembers anehnrage strips for theleg 'iortions14bfthefinish stripto the" said finish :strip secured to said n' 'iright Fproper acsitiofi am-iag theassembl'ingo rmembers and disposed iwithin the leg porlil lition. l tions of said U-shaped finishstrip, and 'While it is'believhd that'froin the fore means for maintaining said filllSll strip npon going description, the nature a-ndad vant-age said anchorage strips including an element of my invemibn Willh readily*"apparent, I extending transversely of said cross bar.

"*itljliiniflhiyselfto what'is'herein shown" and fra'ine having a cross harianddepending described and that si'ich'clianges may be reupright members at the ends 10f said cross 'sortfechto Wheii desirerhas fall 'irithin the bar, an inverted "substantially u shaped *"Scoiae of whatisclaimed. "finish strip for said frame having the base WhatTclallnasinyiniiention is: of the U extendinglongitudinally of said ,1. door assembly comprising a" door "cross bar and havingtheileg portions of the frainehavingiipriglitfplllarsfiapanelmpbn "U extendinglongitudinally of the said uptliebnter'sidesofand seciiredttisaidfiillars 'right 'inembers, and-anchoragenstrips for and li'avingfiwindow openingtherein besaid finish strip secured to said upright *meeil" saidpillars and having L intiirned' tnernhersand-disposed;Within thedeg por- F36"1ateral flangesatthe sidedges'df saidopentions of said U-shaped finish strip.

"- ingfretainer stripsiiinon the inner sides 013* Intestiinony whereof I amirmy signature. sf'e'eur'edto the "pillars, and af'finishstrip y y h a a for the door-rarried by said'retainenstrips i W ILLIAM MARSHALL. 

